EHang has introduced the EH216-EK, a pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft designed to drop extinguishing agents on developing fires.
The company announced the aircraft November 4 following its debut and a firefighting demonstration at EHang’s Wencheng Smart Manufacturing Center. EHang said the first batch had completed assembly to support product validation and development of potential applications.
The EH216-EK has a maximum design takeoff weight of 620 kilograms and a maximum design mission payload of 160 kilograms. Its independently controlled, 12-channel release system can carry a standard load of twelve 10-kilogram extinguishing canisters or an optional configuration of eight 20-kilogram canisters.
EHang is targeting early-stage forest and grassland fires, along with incidents at industrial parks, warehouses and logistics facilities. The company says the aircraft could work alongside smaller monitoring drones and its command platform to locate fires, plan routes and coordinate aerial suppression with ground crews.
Further validation and application development remain ahead. EHang plans to pursue exercises and other initiatives with emergency-management agencies, forestry authorities and industrial-site operators.
The announcement describes a product debut and demonstration, rather than a disclosed customer delivery or an operational firefighting-service launch.
Source: EHang Holdings Limited via GlobeNewswire, November 4, 2026.
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